Table 2.

Correlation of ferritin and grouping into prognostic categories with outcome variables

S No	Category of serum ferritin	Stage of clinical disease	No of patients	Complete remission	Partial remission	P value
1	Serum Ferritin less than 500 ng/ml	Stage 3	1	1 (100%)	0	1.2
		Stage 4	4	1 (25%)	3 (75%)
2	Serum ferritin 500-1000 ng/ml	Stage 3	1	1 (100%)	0	1.5
		Stage 4	1	0	1 (100%)
3	Serum ferritin >1000 ng/ml	Stage 3	0	0	0	2.01
		Stage 4	2	0	2 (100%)

The children were grouped into mild, moderate and sever ferritin values [Mild elevation-Serum Ferritin less than 500 ng/ml, Moderate evelation-Serum ferritin 500-1000 ng/ml, severe ferritin elevation-Serum ferritin >1000 ng/ml]. The patients were grouped into 3 categories based on outcome values.